Consider a Situation in Which Chris Predicts That an Impending

Multiple Choice

Consider a situation in which Chris predicts that an impending drainage connection will alter the number of fish in a set of six small lakes. She uses a large net (a seine) and counts the number of fish and obtains the values shown. Based on the t-test statistic, which of the following best described the results of Chris's paired t-test?
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Number of fish caught in six seines before and after drainage connection.

$\begin{array}{lll}\underline {\text {Vial } }&\underline {\text { Before } }&\underline {\text { After } }\\1 & 24 & 20 \\2 & 35 & 31 \\3 & 64 & 59 \\4 & 51 & 52 \\5 & 25 & 22 \\6 & 48 & 39\end{array}$ ?

A) Fail to reject the null hypothesis, the storm did not seem to change the number of fish in the lakes.
B) Fail to reject the null hypothesis, the storm seemed to reduce the number of fish in the lakes.
C) Reject the null hypothesis, the storm did not seem to change the number of fish in the lakes.
D) Reject the null hypothesis, the storm seemed to reduce the number of fish in the lakes.